With Crystal Palace’s away game to Newcastle being rescheduled to a Sunday, with a possible second rescheduling, it highlights again how match-going fans are alienated by the Premierleague. Today I took a look at some bad scheduling and explain how it could be improved.
The Way of the Brasilian Nickname: the Apelido
With Brasil dominating football over the years, their players’ unique nomenclature has been visible to the whole world. But why are there names like Ronaldinho, Neymar and Pelé, and what do they mean?
The Brasilian Football League System
With Brasilian football teams currently engaged in their regional leagues, and Crystal Palace’s increased interest in Brasilian football, how exactly does the Brasilian league work?
Could Donny van de Beek Fit at Crystal Palace? A Comprehensive Analysis
With heavy rumours linking Donny van de Beek (VDB) to a loan at Crystal Palace, due to a lack of game time at Manchester United, I decided to comprehensively analyse whether VDB will fit into Patrick Vieira's system.
The Half-Issue I Have With Crystal Palace
With Crystal Palace exceeding expectations this season, there does seem to be an annoying pattern emerging within games: start off poorly, and then fail to fully recover.
What has happened to Leicester City?
Brendan Rodgers' Leicester City had a huge task to live up to their 2020/21 campaign which saw them win their first FA Cup, finish 5th in the league and reach the Europea League knockouts. Now currently sat in 10th, what has happened to the Foxes this season?
The Break-Away That Changed Football Forever
The term ‘break-away’ is most commonly associated with the Super League and, formerly, the Premierleague. However, the break-away I'm talking about happened over 100 years before the idea of the Premierleague was conceived, and shaped football forever.
Crystal Palace vs Liverpool: Why hasn’t VAR worked?
Despite Crystal Palace playing some brilliant football at times during the Liverpool game, the match was marred by two highly controversial decisions that swung the game into Liverpool's favour. Here's my take on the inadequacy of the decisons and what this means for refereeing in the Premierleague.
What is the oldest football stadium in the EFL?
In this edition of 'Weird & Wonderful', I take a look at the oldest continuously used football grounds in the English Football League, with some honorable mentions at the end.
Positions That Crystal Palace Need To Strengthen Part I
With the January transfer window nearing an end, it is looking like Crystal Palace are saving themselves for an active Summer. With that in mind, which positions need to be strengthened? Part II where I suggest actual players out on Monday.
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